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> This is awful code because the authors are morons, not because the language is bad. Rainer Gerhards is a researcher who has published in peer-reviewed journa
by pcwalton 10y ago
> This is awful code because the authors are morons, not because the language is bad.
Rainer Gerhards is a researcher who has published in peer-reviewed journals [1].
Can we please end this "people who write code in a style I don't prefer are idiots" meme?
[1]: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rainer_Gerhards https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rainer_Gerhards
- Sir_Cmpwn 10y agoIf you don't think this code is awful then we aren't have a meaningful conversation about it. Smart people can write garbage code, too, this is great evidence for it.
- makapuf 10y agoGood researcher and good coder is definitely not always the same (not specifically talking about Mr Gerhards - but this code is UURGH. Redis also has modules). Most of the research code I've seen if definitely not clean code. And needn't be. (Version Control ? what's that ?)